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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 15

1810 - 578 pages
...confummation of man's powers — is a knowledge of the Greek language. His obje£l is not to reafon, to imagine, or to invent ; but to conjugate, decline and derive. The fituations of imaginary glory which he draws for himfelf, are the detection of an anapselt in the wrong...
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The Edinburgh Review, Volume 15

English literature - 1810 - 554 pages
...human nature — his top and consummation of man's powers — is a knowledge of the Greek language. His object is not to reason, to imagine, or to invent...which he draws for himself, are the detection of an anapaest in the wrong place, or the restoration of a dative case which Cranzius had passed over, and...
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The Classical Journal, Volume 6

Classical philology - 1819 - 496 pages
...human nature — his top and consummation of man's powers — i$ a knowItdgcofthe Greek language. His object is not to reason, to imagine, or to invent,...derive. The situations of imaginary glory which he draw* for himself, are the detection of :iu Anapaest in the wrong place, or the restoration of a dative...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 9

David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1810 - 446 pages
...human nature — his top and consummation of man's powers — is a knowledge of the Greet language. His object is not to reason, to imagine, or to invent...and derive. The situations of imaginary glory which be draws for himself, are the detect! m of an anapaest in the wrong place, or the restoration of a...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volumes 8-9

Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1810 - 874 pages
...is not to reason, tn imagine, or to invent j but to conjugate, decline, and derive. The lituationt of imaginary glory which he draws for himself, are the detection of an anapaest in the wrong place, or the restoration of a dative case, which Criinzius had passed over,...
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A Reply to the Calumnies of the Edinburgh Review Against Oxford: Containing ...

Edward Copleston - Edinburgh review - 1810 - 208 pages
...confummatlon of man's " powers — is a knowledge of the Greek language. His object " is not to reafon, to imagine, or to invent ; but to conjugate, " decline, and derive. The JituAtims of imaginary glory which " he draws for himfelf, are the deteflhn of an Anapaeft in the 121...
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The Classical Journal, Volume 6

Classical philology - 1812 - 494 pages
...human nature — his top and consummation of man's powers — is a knowledge of the Greek language. His object is not to reason, to imagine, or to invent,...which he draws for himself, are the detection of an Anapast in the wrong place, or the restoration of a dative case' which tiraDziuF. hail passed over,...
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Selections from the Edinburgh Review ...

Maurice Cross - 1835 - 520 pages
...human nature — his lop and consummation of man's powers — is a knowledge of the Greek language. His object is not to reason, to imagine, or to invent;...which he draws for himself, are the detection of an anapaest in the wrong place, or the restoration of a dative case which Cranzius had passed over, and...
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Selections Fron the Edinburgh Review, Comprising the Best ..., Volumes 3-4

1835 - 916 pages
...his top and consummation of man's powers — is a knowledge of the Greek language. His object ¡snot to reason, to imagine, or to invent; but to conjugate,...which he draws for himself, are the detection of an anapaîst in the wrong place, or the restoration of a dative case which Cran/.ius had passed over,...
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The Works of Sydney Smith, Volume 1

Sydney Smith - 1839 - 464 pages
...human nature — his top and consummation of man's powers — is a knowledge of the Greek language. His object is not to reason, to imagine, or to invent...which he draws for himself, are the detection of an anapaest in the wrong place, or the restoration of a dative case which Cranzius had passed over, and...
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